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All results from a given calculation for ClF5 (chlorinepentafluoride)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C4V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.756024
Energy at 298.15K-958.758914
Nuclear repulsion energy414.701396
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 758 725 79.50      
2 A1 574 549 6.72      
3 A1 484 463 29.30      
4 B1 356 340 0.00      
5 B2 533 510 0.00      
6 B2 266 254 0.00      
7 E 819 784 421.80      
7 E 819 784 421.80      
8 E 465 445 0.05      
8 E 465 445 0.05      
9 E 287 274 0.01      
9 E 287 274 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3055.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2923.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.11472 0.11472 0.07840

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C4v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.314
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.327
F3 0.000 1.682 0.183
F4 -1.682 0.000 0.183
F5 0.000 -1.682 0.183
F6 1.682 0.000 0.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Cl11.64101.68721.68721.68721.6872
F21.64102.26022.26022.26022.2602
F31.68722.26022.37883.36422.3788
F41.68722.26022.37882.37883.3642
F51.68722.26023.36422.37882.3788
F61.68722.26022.37883.36422.3788

picture of chlorinepentafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 85.534 F2 Cl1 F4 85.534
F2 Cl1 F5 85.534 F2 Cl1 F6 85.534
F3 Cl1 F4 89.653 F3 Cl1 F5 171.068
F3 Cl1 F6 89.653 F4 Cl1 F5 89.653
F4 Cl1 F6 171.068 F5 Cl1 F6 89.653
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.691      
2 F -0.278      
3 F -0.353      
4 F -0.353      
5 F -0.353      
6 F -0.353      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.805 0.805
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.705 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.705 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.234
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.236 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.236 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.472
Polar
3z2-r28.943
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.826 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.826 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.965


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 143.828
(<r2>)1/2 11.993